Wednesday, April 22, 2009

There and Back Again

Well Valentine and I had a wonderful time in D.C. Definitely the highlight was going to Merry's play "Kickball the Musical!" which was AWESOME. I love Merry. We did other fun stuff too: we had a girls night out (where Jordan and I were told all about sexy Noah Brown from Lana), we went to Lucketts (my favorite place ever), we went to Georgetown so I could have a Georgetown Cupcake but it's closed on Mondays- just a heads up to anyone interested, and we went to the Zoo which I was dying to do- I love it. However, apparently the only nice, warm and sunny day that was to be had during Spring Break in the D.C. area was not the best choice of days to go to the Zoo because oddly enough that's when the rest of the D.C. area residents decide to go too. So we went to an immensely crowded zoo- there was a huge line just to get into the Elephant House as well as any sort of refreshment/snack vendor, but it was fun. Plus Valentine enjoyed looking at all of the people more than the animals, so I guess it was a good thing we went on the most crowded day ever. She just sat in her stroller kicking her legs and laughing and squealing at all the people, especially kids, running around. The one bummer while being home was that Valentine for some reason was not liking men. It took her a few days to let my dad hold her and a week for my grandpa. I'm sorry guys, what a stinker. It was so nice to go there though, all of the trees blossoming- I miss the green and flowers while living here in the dumb desert. And I just loved being at home, just relaxing and talking and being with my family that I love so much was wonderful. Oh yeah but as soon as we got back Valentine got sick. I can't think of anything less fun than a sick baby. I thought it was rough when I was sick and had to take care of her, but this was worse- much worse. The first night she was sick she woke up every hour, and every time she woke up I had to get out bed and walk around with her and bounce her to sleep. She had a runny nose (actually has a runny nose) and watery red eyes with yellow gunk in them and a fever- poor thing, I've never seen anything so sad. Every time I looked at her sad messy little face I'd go "Awwwwww." But, she's on the mend, still a booger face though and she freaks out every time I try to wipe her nose- SO FUN.

While cleaning up Valentine after she peed all over herself and my mom's couch-

Me: "Valentine!!! We do NOT go pee-pee in our underwear!!! You're a big girl, you know that!! We do NOT do that!!!!"

Valentine: (looking down) "It's not so terrible Mama." (looks at me) "It's not so terrible."

Me: "Yes it is, it is so terrible. Don't do it again."

Valentine: (looking down again muttering) "It's not so terrible Mama....."

Page: "You're gonna diiiie!"

Dad: "Do we use these, can I throw them out??"

Jordan: "Yeah you can throw them away we don't use them anymore...... but that one Dance Dance Revolution Pad has so many dear memories."

I started to nurse Moses while some of the family was around....

Merry "Drew, do you wish that was you?"

She has been on FIRE lately!

Jessie: "So, how was Page and Ted's honeymoon?"

Kasi: "Good, they said pretty much all they did was hang out in the hotel room and on the beach."

Merry: "And make-out."

Me: "Valentine, please stop doing that."

Valentine: "WHAT'D YOU SAY?!" (continuing what she's not supposed to do)

Me: "Valentine, that's enough!"

Valentine: "WHAT'D YOU SAY??!" (still doing it)

Me: "Valentine! Sto.."

Valentine: "WHAT'D YOU SAY?! WHAT?!" (still doing it)

Summer (addressing everyone): "So, if you could have a million dollars but could never use the internet again would you take it? Which would you rather have?"

Many arguments ensued about whether a million dollars is worth more than a life time's use of the internet..... after a few minutes we hear.....

Merry: "So, would you rather have food or sex?"

Silence.

Everyone: "What did you say Merry???"

"Did you just say sex?"

Nico: "She didn't, she said text."

Me: " No, she said sex."

Merry: "Uh, yeah, I say SEX."

Valentine: "Whoah Momma, she's so heavy!" (while holding Moses)

Valentine: "Happy Tine-tine's Day!" (on Valentine's day)

While Valentine is awake in her crib at midnight and being ignored by her annoyed parents: (yelling) "Momma?!........ Hey Momma?............ Mooooommmmmaaaaaaa!......... Daddy?............ Bicah?!................. ANYBODY!!! HEY ANYBODY!!!!!!!!"

Valentine: "Aw, come on!"

Kasi: "I was a creepy teenager actually."

Merry: "Um, Ted. Probably at my wedding I will dance with you third. First my husband, then my dad and then you."

Yelling from the other room-

Me: "Valentine?"

Valentine: "What?!"

Valentine: "Wight back!"

Response from Bud to my text saying "IT'S A BOY!!!"

Bud: "Hurray! Madie you really pulled through on this one."

"Page I saw the commercial for Grey's Anatomy and there's a shooter in the hospital and the Nazi gets pulled out from under a bed!"

-Micah

"What are you doing Idiot A**?"

-Sassy while driving

"Snow globe, snow globe, I am yours" - an excerpt from one of Merry's poems